The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere

Bringing together contributions from the fields of sociology, media and cultural studies, arts, politics, science and technology studies, political communication theory and popular culture studies, this volume engages both with theoretical debates and detailed empirical studies, showcasing how the public sphere is transformed by digital media, and in turn how this digital public sphere shapes and is shaped by debates surrounding crisis, conflict, migration and culture. Case studies from Bulgaria, Nigeria, China, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, UK, Mexico and India are discussed in detail. 



Athina Karatzogianni is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research focuses on the intersections between new media theory and the use of ICTs by social movements, protest, and insurgency groups. 

Dennis Nguyen is Lecturer for the International Communication and Media programme at the Hogeschool Utrecht, the Netherlands. His research focuses on online public spheres and transnational political discourses in conflict and crisis situations. 

Elisa Serafinelli is Research Associate at the School of Social Sciences, University of Hull, UK.  She completed her PhD at the University of Hull, UK with a research project on smart mobile?technologies, visual communication and social practices.